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Jan 30, 2024 • 25min

Episode 850: Flutter’s emigration vs nosey bosses…#WeAskWatson

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about why Flutter wants to switch its primary listing to New York and why bosses are getting so nosey…
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Jan 29, 2024 • 39min

Episode 849: Post Office woes, financial sector consolidation &Musk’s Swedish misadventure…#LegalLiz

This is a new branch of the podcast where I discuss current themes with my friend Liz, who will give a more legal perspective. Apologies for the sound in places on my side - I sound a bit like a robot, but we get there 👍 We recorded this about a week-and-a-half ago…
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Jan 29, 2024 • 23min

Episode 848: Cooler holidays vs AI naughtiness…#WeAskWatson

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about holiday trends and how X and Taylor Swift crossed paths this weekend…
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Jan 28, 2024 • 39min

Episode 847: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 22nd January 2024)

In this edition, Ralph and I talk about the effect that the Houthi rebels are having on global inflation and the diverging fortunes of the luxury sector...
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Jan 21, 2024 • 53min

Episode 846: Peter & Ralph's THEMES FOR 2024

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the themes I mention in this year's Watson's Yearly: populism/democracy, near-shoring, more deglobalisation, renewables, more targeted AI and the growth of the Middle East and India.
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Jan 21, 2024 • 42min

Episode 845: Why Ralph is a genius and how AI could change the insurance industry!

This is an episode that I recorded before Christmas with Ralph where we had an interesting discussion about how AI can change the insurance industry. Ralph is an expert in insurance, so you should definitely give this a watch/listen!
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Dec 15, 2023 • 24min

Episode 844: Trainline’s good news vs AI replacing journalism…#WeAskWatson

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about some good news for Trainline and potentially bad news for journalism…
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Dec 13, 2023 • 22min

Episode 843: wage growth easing vs AI potentially taking insurance jobs…

Discussion on the slowdown of UK wage growth and decreasing job vacancies, upcoming interest rate reports and the challenge of balancing central bank decisions, potential impact of AI on the insurance industry and jobs in the industry, the impact of AI on careers and the importance of empathy in certain professions.
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Dec 12, 2023 • 18min

Episode 842: MI5 briefs business vs the Begbies Traynor dilemma…#WeAskWatson

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about businesses getting briefed by MI5 and how, on the one hand, you want Begbies Traynor to do well and why, on the other hand, you hope they don’t!
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Dec 10, 2023 • 38min

Episode 841: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 4th December 2023)

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Spotify's massive headcount reduction and what the company could do to grow its business in the future...APOLOGIES - the sound is a bit weird at the beginning for some reason but it gets better pretty soon 👍

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